evening escape: my life in ruins

Work today is a non-event. It’s a reprieve, a gift of time to take a breather before I have to invigilate for final exams tomorrow and then mark papers for the two following days. Because all my continuous assessment marks are turned in and there is nothing to do but wait for the exams to be administered and marked, I leave work early today and hunker down in my air-conditioned flat, where I spend the afternoon relaxing, reading Eurydice Street, napping and watching the movie My Life in Ruins. In this movie, a travel guide rediscovers her romantic side on a trip around Greece.

Sometimes I feel my life has taken on its own life, unbeknownst to me. It has led me to this far-flung place on the planet, away from family and friends, and into a strange and foreign culture. It wasn’t the life I originally intended for myself. Still. Here it is and I am living it, among the date plantations, the wadis, and the ruins of Oman. In September, I’ll escape to Greece, where I’m sure I’ll encounter more ruins, along with beauty and adventure, and hopefully pleasure. Possibly romance? My life among the ruins…. 🙂

Oh Yeah Romance in Greece. That would be a wonderful holiday to be certain.
Best of wishes for easy finals. It always is so tense before the storm and then.once it hits and passes by,we wonder why Thankfully we never remember just how awful that stress really was once it passes by.

Yes, romance would be great! I haven’t had any since I went to Jordan and met an Italian who came subsequently to visit me in Oman. We had such a language barrier though, that it just couldn’t work!

Yes, finals are over now, but I have to mark exams the next two days. As you know, marking English exams is very time consuming because of marking the essays. I can’t wait till it’s all behind me! Thanks Baroness for your good wishes!